free hostage
Frequency: 7.510.1 per million words
to set a hostage at liberty; to release them from captivity
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Examples (10)
- The police managed to free the hostage after long negotiations.
- The kidnappers refused to free their hostage.
- Efforts are being made to free the captured hostages.
- The government vowed to free every hostage held abroad.
- It was a dangerous mission to free the hostage from the terrorists.
- They demanded a ransom to free the hostage.
- After several days, the rescuers were able to free the hostages.
- The international community called for immediate action to free the hostages.
- There is hope that they will soon free the remaining hostages.
- The special forces were dispatched to free the hostage.